Chief Expert Wan Chengkui Discusses----Healthy Self-Management

Author: Wan Chengkui
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Publishing Date: 2005-05-01
Features: From Beijing to the nation, from cities to rural areas, "Learn science, embrace health, enjoy life" is the theme of the "Health Community Tour" expert lectures by the chief experts. This is the invaluable life wealth that billions of people are eager to obtain. This book series is a collection of the essence of health education lectures conducted by the nationally renowned health education expert, the "Chief Expert," appointed by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee and the Ministry of Health, across the country. The entire series focuses on the theme of a healthy lifestyle, covering topics of concern to the public, such as reasonable diet, moderate exercise, balanced psychology, and the prevention and treatment of common diseases, as well as knowledge. The language is profound and thought-provoking, while the expressions are simple and easily remembered. The series integrates authority, science, knowledge, interest, and practicality, making it a masterpiece of public health education and a fine example of medical science popularization literature.
Since the reform and opening-up, the living standards and health levels of the Chinese people have greatly improved, and there has been a quiet rise in the trend of learning health science and popular science. However, it must be admitted that, overall, the scientific and cultural literacy of the Chinese people is still not high. Some groups lack awareness of self-care, adhere to unhealthy lifestyles, and even retain outdated customs. Some pseudo-scientific so-called health functions and methods are still causing harm to people's health in some areas. Therefore, strengthening the popularization and education of health knowledge among the public, promoting the spirit of science, improving the ability to distinguish between science and superstition, civilization and ignorance, progress and backwardness, breaking away from outdated customs, opposing feudal superstition, and promoting the establishment of a healthy lifestyle across society remains a long-term and arduous task.
Especially after the fight against SARS in the first half of this year, the public's awareness of self-care has greatly increased, and there has been a growing trend of learning culture, advocating science, hygiene, and cleanliness. Strengthening the construction of public health systems, enhancing health education, and improving the public's awareness of disease prevention have become a consensus across society.
To meet the needs of the public and expand health education and publicity, as well as to promote the in-depth development of the "Health Community Tour" activity, the People's Health Publishing House has published the "Essence of Health Community Tour Lectures" series. The authors of this series are a group of chief health education experts appointed by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee and the Ministry of Health. Among them are doctors with rich clinical experience, scholars engaged in long-term nutrition research, and experts specializing in health management for many years. Their common characteristic is their dedication to China's health education and health promotion efforts.
The publication of the "Essence of Health Community Tour Lectures" series marks a new phase in the "Health Community Tour" activity. To improve the health literacy of the entire population, knowledge is the prerequisite, establishing the concept of health is the foundation, and cultivating a healthy, scientific, and civilized lifestyle and behavior is the key. This is the strategic new thinking of the 21st century. Most people do not die from diseases but from "ignorance," and many also die from "doing what they know." As long as we change our uncivilized lifestyles and behaviors and seriously adhere to the four pillars of health proposed by the World Health Organization's Victoria Declaration—reasonable diet, moderate exercise, quitting smoking and limiting alcohol consumption, and psychological balance—the incidence of modern diseases will be greatly reduced, and people's quality of life and quality of life will reach a new height.
However, to be healthy, health education must be carried out persistently. This is a compulsory course in life, an important part of quality education, and a global trend. How to quickly disseminate scientific health knowledge to the public, how to make health knowledge easily understandable and deeply rooted, and how to help those who have mastered the knowledge to transform it into conscious behavior—this is the unshirkable responsibility of medical workers.
To meet the public's demand for health knowledge and to spread health knowledge across the country and into every household, we have enriched and expanded the report content, compiling it into the book "Health Self-Management" and dedicating this immature booklet to the public. We sincerely wish everyone, may health accompany you throughout your life.